The Federation in didn’t step into xenophobia or isolationism anymore than any other series. The Synth ban was based up an apparent existential threat that couldn’t be contained. Picard didn’t browbeat the Federation he showed them that it was all a Romulan plot. The Federation still had it’s values as evidence when…

I really like comparing the current state of Star Wars, especially Dave Filoni’s projects, with the current state of Star Trek.. I would trust Dave Filoni with just about anything at this point, because I feel like he GETS Star Wars and projects the essence into all of the projects he touches.

Excellent observation. I was surprised that I disliked Picard as much as I did, because I had positive expectations for Chabon. But it felt like it took place in a different society than the one depicted in TNG, VOY, or even DS9. It almost felt like it was saying I was naive to believe in the world that several dozen…

I agree with that. Star Trek was always popular and always had its fans, but it never had the widespread appeal of Star Wars or ability to engage casual fans.

I will argue that (and I haven’t seen this episode yet, gotta put my time in to the Man first today ;) ) this season will see the optimism of the Federation the series was built on shine through in the individuals themselves to reignite what should be there. One thing you have to consider is that the different eras of…

This describes more or less how I’ve felt about the new shows (Lower Decks strangely excluded). Trek before imagined a world where the current paradigm is obsolete. People worked to build and maintain systems to surpass what we have now and cultivate a world where everyone could thrive hopefully. Ethical systems…

I think that it’s perfectly in tune with the difference in American society when TOS was created (in which we were still riding the wave of post-WWII prosperity) and where we are now. The show is a product of the world that its creators live in, and to do otherwise is to basically indulge in nostalgia. Although, as…

It’s just unfortunate that this style is what they chose to start with. The best comparison I can make is Discovery/Picard is to Trek what Snyderverse is to DC. Its absolutely a valid artistic vision but you can’t really make the claim it is in-line with what came before it. I could have used Raimi in that comparison,…

the writers/show runners just don’t seem to trust that there can be a compelling show about mostly good people from a mostly good society confronting a troubling problem. It just seems like for whatever reason writers think that people aren’t interested in smaller stories anymore. It can’t just be about someone…

Seriously, everyone complains about shows getting stale as they age. “Archer” then gives you 3 brilliant explorative seasons, everyone screams “Make him a spy again!”

I really liked Danger Island, probably because it felt like a call back to the best parts of season 3, which is my favorite. Dreamland was fine, 1999 was pretty meh.

I actually really enjoyed Danger Island! That street landing sequence is forking priceless!

I think the coma seasons were interesting, but just went on too long. Three entire seasons, with a hard reset between each one? It felt like it brought the show to a standstill creatively and from a writing standpoint, as each season just riffed different genre stereotypes (or even on episode concepts from past…

Eh, I felt the opposite. For me the real draw of the earlier seasons wasn’t the “wacky characters having adventures” aspect but that it was all set in a mundane office with real office problems. HR issues, unionization, after-work parties, uh, “fraternization”, etc. When they got rid of all of the drones it just…

Agree 100%. I had a longer comment in mind, but it was basically paraphrasing everything you just said.

It’s a testament to my lack of will power that I know I will watch season 3, even after subjecting myself to the last 2 seasons of utter bullshit. 

MODOK’s great, but still waiting for the spin-off series about this villainous gem:

Extensive historical records prove otherwise!

I thought Avengers vs X Men was pretty recent until the article reminded me it was 8 years ago. Time has no meaning anymore.